Adoring King Soul may be a de facto renunciation of the main part of the rhythm & blues tenor saxophonist's career -- his instrumental hits, indeed his very crucial role in the tenor saxophone remaining a viable voice on the hit parade. The album was recorded only a couple of years prior to a 1962
Curtis smash gyrating off the twist dance craze. A rock & roll backbeat helped establish the commercial potential of the latter item, yet for the 1960 recording,
Curtis is accompanied by two-thirds of a famous
Miles Davis rhythm section as well as a drummer who eventually became prominent on the Parisian swing scene. A reworking of the standard "Willow Weep for Me" is a highlight; this is hardly a "Soul Twist."